Continuations

A lot is happening these days that makes my book The World After Capital more relevant than ever.

Last Friday we started a group at The Spark of Hudson on “How to Live a Good Life.”

Well over a decade ago I gave my first talk on the idea that we need a right to be represented by what I called a bot.

I have now been writing Philosophy Mondays on and off for 18 months with 31 posts total.

Last week's post provided an explanation of the third principle of the Universal Moral Core, which I will also refer to as the consciousness principle.

Today’s post continues the Universal Moral Core series by explaining the third principle, which states Value the diversity and autonomy of different forms of consciousness.

Today’s post is an interlude to the Universal Moral Core series, which will resume next week.

Going back to the initial publication of my book The World After Capital in 2021, I had a paragraph in the conclusion discussing the potential for artificial intelligences to become "neohumans."

First up a quick recap to where we are in this mini-series.

The second principle in my proposed Universal Moral Core (UMC) is as follows: Accept the responsibility that comes from power.

Earlier this week, Gigi and I signed the Statement on Superintelligence and explained our rationale.

Gigi and I have signed the Statement on Superintelligence, which calls for a pause on the development of superintelligence.

Today’s post is an interlude in the Universal Moral Core series to discuss human nature.

In last week's post I explained the first principle of the Universal Moral Core (UMC) in greater detail.

A few years back we experienced the infamous vibecession.

The first principle in my proposed Universal Moral Core (UMC) is as follows: Grow knowledge as the source of technological and moral progress.

Technological progress requires moral progress.

Richard Sutton recently quit Keen to pursue his own reinforcement learning startup.

After a long break, I am resuming Philosophy Mondays with a brief interlude post.

Gigi and I went to China last year for the launch of The World After Capital there (published by Cheers).

Before coming to the US for the first time, I attended a long weekend orientation held by the organization that was arranging my stay.

There is a heated debate about what an AGI-level economy might look like.

Are we in an AI bubble or not?

I love food and I love drink.

In the two prior posts in Philosophy Mondays I have argued for a universal moral core centered on knowledge.

I am an immigrant, which has given me a profound appreciation of the interplay between culture and immigration.